Deflected Double Weave is a weave structure that has been around a long time and is quite popular today. It consists of plain weave with adjacent warp and weft floats. When the woven cloth is off the loom, the threads slide or deflect from their position into the float areas. This creates interesting interlacements and textures. I have been combining DDW with traditional double weave to create connections, layers, and pockets all in the same piece for dramatic scarves and shawls with a variety of fibers, colorways and designs.

About Janney:

Janney Simpson began weaving in the early 1980’s. She has taught weaving at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown, CT and at many conferences and guilds in the US. She currently teaches weaving at her barn studio in Gaylord, MI and relishes the "ah-ha" moment when new weavers throw a shuttle for the first time. Janney is a past President, Apprentice, and Weaver of Distinction of the Handweavers’ Guild of CT.  Also a member of Complex Weavers and former Japanese Textile Study Group, she enjoys sharing her interest in Sakiori weaving using vintage silk kimono. She has presented many workshops and lectures on Deflected Double Weave (Convergence 2018 and 2020 rescheduled to 2022), Finishing and Embellishing Handwovens, Knitted Beaded Bags, Sakiori, and Weaving with Fibers of Micronesia. Privileged to be a student for four years in Laurie Autio’s class, Explorations in Advanced Weaving, Janney strives to create one-of-a-kind pieces using a variety of fibers and weave structures on many types of looms.